Of Witches and Ice Cream

It’s hard enough to find a good Ice Cream Social anymore, let alone an Ice Cream Social associated with a beautifully enigmatic water tower.

The familiar icon of the Prospect Park/East River Road neighborhood is locally referred to as The Witch’s Hat and Friday is its day of days.

One day a year the tower opens and admits the curious. We get just one chance to see the blooming cities from under the black peak. And in celebration there’s ice cream! And brats, and popcorn, and more ice cream! Don’t even get me started on the good luck of finding a Cupcake Walk among the games and festivities.

Once you’ve climbed the tower and milled around with neighborhood residents, seek out another gem of the area, Signature Cafe, and hold down a perfect patio table while plotting your own neighborhood Ice Cream Social.